This landscape is familiar, strewn with ash and blood. We’ve been here before, too often, seeking the living, counting our dead. I know the terrain, can pick my way stumbling over the bodies, the stench of fear and hatred lingering in the air; the thoughts and prayers; the headlines and statistics.
As a Jew and as a human, I have been saddened and angered today by the awful shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. And I wonder at the unending number of shootings in a country that is supposed to be a beacon of freedom and justice and ask myself: When will we have had enough?
The Trump administration is considering wiping out recognition and protections of transgender people under federal law. This would be a sickening move that puts the safety and well-being of more than a million Americans—including children—at risk.
Here’s a beautiful, new, queer-inclusive children’s book that encourages taking action to create positive social change.
Kazoo, the award-winning and queer-inclusive magazine for girls (and founded by a lesbian mom), has just dropped its subscription price and come out with its 10th issue, dedicated to action that changes the world!
I’m spending the week at Netroots Nation, the largest annual conference for progressives, and kicking things off with a pre-conference day of LGBTQ organizing, thanks to Netroots Connect. If you’ll be there, too, please leave a comment, or just say hi if you see me! If not, stay tuned here for updates.
Tomorrow, June 30, people around the country will be rallying for an end to the Trump administration’s policies of child separation and family detention, and for immediate family reunification. Here’s how to find an event near you.
Today is the Day of Silence, when many students from middle school to college choose not to speak, in order to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment. Let’s take a moment to honor those taking a stand today—and on so many other days as well.
In the past year, the threat to LGBTQ individuals and families has grown, and the nonprofits supporting our families need our help more than ever. Please consider giving today, the sixth annual Give OUT Day, in order to increase the impact of your giving.
Everyone should march on D.C. at least once in their lives for something they believe. My spouse and I took our 14-year-old son to the March for Science in Washington, D.C. last Saturday to advocate for participatory, evidence-based democracy (and revel in the awesome humor of nerds).
